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Ealing Council winning the battle against grimy streets (PR 1139)
Figures out today show the borough’s streets are up to 20 per cent cleaner since Ealing Council took on 50 extra street cleaners.
Eight out of ten streets are now free from dirt and litter, compared to just six out of ten a year ago – according to the Council’s most recent monitoring results.
Ealing Council regularly scrutinises the work carried out by
ECT, the organisation employed to clean Ealing’s streets, and
December’s results reveal 87.9 per cent of streets are free from
grime. One of the Council’s top priorities is cleaner streets.
Councillor Will Brooks, Cabinet Member for Environment and
Street Services, said: "This is a huge improvement compared to the
same time in 2006 when the overall cleanliness score for the
borough's streets was 66.7 per cent. We have improved by more than
20 per cent in a year. It's an encouraging improvement. We have
really seen the difference since employing 50 extra street cleaners
in July.
“However there is no complacency and we will work with our contractors, ECT to make sure this improvement continues and to iron out the isolated cleansing issues we are seeing in individual areas."
Similar checks are carried out throughout the year by
independent body ENCAMS, which makes unannounced visits at random
sites across the borough. So far their figures have backed up the
Council’s own findings and the annual result for 07-08 is due in
May.